CTIA–The Wireless Association® Applauds Senate Commerce Committee’s Passage of Radio Spectrum Inventory Act

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Commerce Committee today approved S. 649, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, a bill sponsored by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME).  In response to the Committee's action, CTIA - The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement:  

"I applaud Senators Kerry and Snowe for securing Committee approval of the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act.  As the wireless industry continues to invest to meet consumers' increasing demand for broadband services, we appreciate Senator Kerry and Snowe's commitment to work with stakeholders to fashion a bill that identifies where the next allocation of spectrum for commercial use will come from.  We look forward to working with Senators Kerry and Snowe, Chairman Rockefeller and their colleagues in the House to enact inventory legislation this year."
 

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